GOD IS EVERYWHERE

GOD IS IN THE AIR

HE IS IN THE WATER

HE IS BY YOUR SIDE

HE IS EVERYWHERE

AND IF YOU JUST OPEN YOUR HEART

HE WILL BE WITH YOU ALL THE TIME

IN HARD TIMES LIKE I'M GOING THROUGH NOW

LOSING MY BABY BROTHER

GOD IS MY COMFORTER

AND PROTECTOR

GOD WHISPERS IN MY HEART

THAT HE IS HERE

THERE,

AND EVERWHERE.

 

Home (rvd)

All alone
he lies there 
in the sun
not knowing 
he was breathing 
his last breaths
resting
praying
sleeping 
God took him home
Now he rests 
no longer alone
Sobbing, I realize
I should be rejoicing 
that another soul
made it home

I MISS MY BROTHER (RVD)

LIFE IS SO SHORT
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE
SO PLEASE DON'T LEAVE THIS EARTH
WITHOUT GIVING YOUR LIFE TO THE LORD
YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO SPEND ETERNITY
IN A WONDERFUL WORLD SO BEAUTIFUL
YOU CAN'T COMPREHEND
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO PASS UP
AN ETERNITY OF GLORIOUS HAPPINESS
WHEN GOD'S SON GAVE HIS LIFE
SO WE COULD SPEND IT WITH HIM
IF YOU HAVEN'T YET
SO
PLEASE
ASK JESUS INTO YOUR HEART
I BEG YOU TO DO IT NOW
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
DON'T PASS IT UP

NOTHING

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.
HE'S GONE.
I COULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER SISTER,
TESTIFIED TO HIM.
BUT I JUST NEVER FOUND THE TIME.
AND NOW MY HEART IS TORN IN TWO
BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.
I PRAY HE IS ENFOLDED
IN THE WINGS OF OUR LORD,
THAT HE'S FINALLY FOUND A HOME
WHERE HE BELONGS.
 

 

 

DEDICATED TO MY BROTHER

ALL WE CAN DO IS PLANT A SEED,
TELL A TALE,
SHARE EVERYTHING.
WE DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO SAVE.
THAT'S UP TO THE KING.
BUT NEVER BE ASHAMED TO SHARE
THE HARDSHIPS LIFE HAS BROUGHT YOU
FOR YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE WORDS YOU SAY
MAY BE THE LAST ONES HEARD
OR JUST THE RIGHT ONES TO STIR
A LONELY AND BROKEN HEART.
THERE ARE SO MANY LOST IN THIS WORLD
SO PLEASE DON'T LET YOUR EMBARASSMENT
KEEP YOU FROM SHARING OUR BEAUTIOUS LORD.
THOSE TRUTHS YOU TELL
MAY VERY WELL
BE THE LAST WORDS SPOKEN
TO A LOST SOUL IN THIS LONELY WORLD.

 

GOODBYE LITTLE BROTHER

He was a pesky little runt,
as most little brothers can tend to be,
but only having an older sister,
he tugged on my heart strings.
And after all this time has past
(over fifty years),
I am ashamed to admit
that I wasn't the most attentive of siblings.
So imagine, if you can, my devastation
when I was told
that his lifeless body
had been found out alone and in the cold.
I berate myself
for not sharing the Lord with him
when I had the chance,
so please let this be a lesson to you and me that we must take the chances
whenever and wherever we can.
I pray that my little brother is now warm
and resting in God's wings,
sitting at the feet of Jesus,
enjoying the comfort of our King.
Testify, no matter how shy,
because you never know
where the road will end. 

 

 

BECAUSE HE LOVES

THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THAT SUNNY DAY

WHERE YOU TUGGED ON MY HEART

AND I GAVE IT AWAY.

I MAY HAVE ONLY BEEN A SMALL CHILD,

AND I WASN'T ALLOWED

TO WALK TO THE ALTER.

BUT YOU CHANGED MY HEART

RIGHT WHERE I STOOD,

TEARS OF ACCEPTANCE RUNNING DOWN MY FACE

NOT UNLIKE THE BLOOD YOU SHED IN GRACE.

MY HOME LIFE AT THE TIME

WAS FULL OF HATRED, VIOLENCE AND TURMOIL.

BUT YOU GAVE ME A PLACE,

SOMEWHERE TO TURN

WHEN THINGS GOT TOO HARD

TO BARE ON MY OWN.

I STILL TO THIS DAY HAVE QUESTIONS OF WHY

YOU PLACED SUCH A SENSITIVE CHILD

IN THAT SNAKE PIT THEY CALLED A HOME.

SOMETIMES, THOUGH, I CAN SEE A SLIVER OF HOPE

AND KNOW THAT YOU'VE TURNED THINGS AROUND

SO I CAN OPEN MY ACHING HEART

AND SHARE WITH OTHERS

THAT MAY BE IN THE SAME BOAT.

IF YOU ARE IN THAT SHIP OF RECKLESSNESS,

WAVES POUNDING AND DETERMINED

TO TEAR THE WHOLE THING DOWN,

FEELING AS IF YOU CAN'T BREATH,

READY TO DROWN,

MY PRAYER IS THAT YOU CAN SEE I'M STILL ALIVE.

YES, I HAVE SCARS, BOTH OUTSIDE AND IN,

BUT THE ONE THING THEY COULDN'T TAKE AWAY

IS MY DESIRE TO HELP

AND SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS

GOD'S LOVE AND HUMANITY,

NEVER PUTTING US THROUGH

ANYTHING THAT HE HIMSELF

HASN'T EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND.

NEVER FORGET THAT NO MATTER WHAT

JESUS LOVES YOU WITH ALL OF HIS LIFE

AND HIS HEART.

JESUS IS BY MY SIDE

PAIN GOT IN MY WAY AGAIN TODAY,

KEEPING ME FROM THE FELLOWSHIP

I SO GREATLY NEED AND DESIRE.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT JESUS UNDERSTANDS

AND HE IS AROUND US ALL THE TIME.

HE NEVER LEAVES MY SIDE.

NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE, THERE HE IS

PROTECTING US THE SAME WAY HE DID

WHEN HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US SINNERS

ON THE CROSS.

SO THOSE DAYS THAT I CAN ONLY REST IN BED,

ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CLOSE MY EYES,

AND THERE MY SWEET JESUS LIVES.

KEEP THE FAITH

I LISTENED TO THE DOCTOR'S REPORT

INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO OUR LORD.

I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD NEWS,

THAT CANCER HAD GOTTEN ME

AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO.

BUT IT TURNS OUT I WAS WORRING FOR NOTHING

BECAUSE THE BIOPSIES REVEALED NOT A THING.

I STILL HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY JUST TO BE SAFE,

BUT I KNOW GOD HAS HEALED ME

AND KEPT ME IN HIS HANDS.

THE MORAL OF THIS STORY

IS TO TRUST IN THE LORD NO MATTER WHAT.

DON'T TAKE JUST THE DOCTOR'S WORD.

PRAY,

FOLLOW HIS PATH,

SERVE JESUS,

SPREAD HIS WORD.

WHATEVER YOU ARE FACING,

REMEMBER THAT GOD IS ALWAYS IN CONTROL.

LIFE WILL BE MESSY,

THERE WILL BE PAIN,

BUT JESUS WILL NEVER PUT US THROUGH

WHAT HE HASN'T GONE THROUGH HIMSELF.

GOD LOVES US DEARLY,

HE ENFOLDS US IN HIS WINGS.

NOTHING IN THIS WORLD CAN TAKE THAT AWAY.

KEEP THE FAITH.

 

JUST AN UPDATE:  HAD THE SURGERY MONDAY.  YESTERDAY WAS TOUGH, BUT DOING BETTER TODAY, PTL.

DON'T GIVE UP ON ME (RVD)

HOW HARD IS HARD?
HOW MUCH MUST I TAKE?
THEY LAUGH AT ME
BECAUSE I BELIEVE.
THEY SAY HE IS A FAKE,
THAT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS.
BUT IT'S SO OBVIOUS,
IF YOU'VE READ HIS WORD,
THAT JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY.
HE IS THE BRIDGE,
HE'S TAKEN OUR SINS.
HE DIED FOR US
SO WE CAN LIVE.
WHO ELSE CAN SAY
THEY HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIFE?
SHOULDN'T THAT
SIMPLE FACT
END THIS STRIFE?
DID PETER OR PAUL
HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS MESS;
DEFENDING THEIR FAITH,
GIVING THEIR ALL;
STRUGGLING
EVERY DAY
WITH THE THOUGHTS IN THEIR HEADS?
IF JESUS IS REAL
WHY HASN'T HE HEALED?
IS IT GOD'S PLAN
FOR ME TO AGONIZE AND GRIEVE?
I'VE LOST SO MUCH IN MY LIFE.
IS IT ALL MY FAULT?
HAVE I CHOSEN THE WRONG PATH
OR JUST SAT ON THE FENCE?
I PRAY THAT IT'S NOT TOO LATE,
THAT HE HASN'T GIVEN UP ON ME.
IS HE STILL BY MY SIDE,
NOT FORSAKEN OR LEFT ME BEHIND?
WHAT MUST I DO,
WHAT MUST I SAY?
IS THIS IT,
OR SHOULD I CONTINUE TO PRAY?
ARE YOU LISTENING, LORD,
TO MY PITIFUL REQUESTS?
I BEHEST YOU
TO
GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE.
PLEASE DON'T DISOWN ME.
I BEG YOU TO
STAY BY MY SIDE,
LIGHT THE WAY,
BE MY GUIDE.
HEAL MY HEART,
RESTORE MY SOUL.
MAKE ME WHOLE AGAIN
SO I CAN STAY ON THIS ROAD.
I'VE TAKEN OTHER WAYS,
STAYED ON THE FENCE.
BUT I PRAY THAT IT'S NOT TOO LATE,
THAT I CAN BE A PART OF YOUR FAMILY,
GRAFTED INTO YOUR TREE.
SO, PLEASE LORD,
DON'T GIVE UP ON ME.

HOPE, RAMBLE

Waiting for test results,

I admit that I am scared.

So I turn to the Lord,

asking for a healing,

but knowing in my heart

that whatever the doctor says,

I have hope.

I walk in His footsteps,

knowing Jesus has a plan.

Before I was born,

He had my life mapped out.

He bled for me,

washing me clean,

sacrificed his life for my sins.

I must rely and remind myself

that whatever happens,

I am wrapped in His wings,

held in His hands.

I've had a good life,

been loved and had love returned.

I've been happy and sad,

healthy and not.

But since I was five,

Jesus has been in my heart.

He is in control.

Sure I've turned my back on Him,

more than once or twice.

I was sure that He was mad at me.

unfortunately not trusting Him,

scared because of what my earthly father did.

I know now, though, He has always loved me,

wanting only the best for me.

So I've jumped off the fence,

traveled the narrow road,

stumbled a few times.

But I'm still here,

despite my life.

So as long as I have breath,

there is hope.

Psalm 9:18:  But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.



Satisfaction

I'm just helping myself here,
writing what I feel,
reliving the past,
regrets and all.
I'm just talking to myself mostly,
and if by chance someone else can relate,
empathize,
somehow feel the same,
turn their thoughts to Jesus,
then I will be satisfied,
at least for today.
 

JUST WORDS (RVD)

When you hung on that tree,
Lord,
thank you for thinking of me.
Thank you for having a plan,
for opening your arms,
letting me stay
when others turned away.
My heart may have been broken,
my body may be bruised,
but I know you would never ask anything of me
that you haven't already been through.
You came into my heart
at such a tender age.
And even though I have stepped away
more than once or twice,
you stayed,
patiently waiting for me,
standing by my side.
I look in the mirror and wonder why,
knowing I'm not worth it,
at least that's what I've been led to believe.
But you must have seen something,
you must have known,
that one scary day
you would give me the strength
to share my hurts and pains
hoping that just one person
would be helped by the words you give to me.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

YOU WERE THERE
YOU KNEW
YET YOU DID NOTHING
HOW COULD YOU?
WE WERE BEING HURT
ALL OF THE TIME
AND NOW YOU LIKE TO BRAG
HOW YOU COULD IMITATE HIS VOICE
AND SCARE US TO DEATH
YOU CALL YOURSELF A CHRISTIAN
AN UPSTANDING MAN
BUT I JUST SIMPLY
DO NOT UNDERSTAND
JESUS, PLEASE HELP ME TO FORGIVE HIM

 

 

I LOVE YOU

TRYING SO HARD
DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT
CRYING INTO MY PILLOW
SILENTLY EVERY NIGHT
MISS YOU SO MUCH
CAN HARDLY BARE
ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT YOU
THE SMELL OF YOUR HAIR
THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE
THE SWEETNESS OF YOU
I ONLY PRAY
THAT SOME SWEET DAY
WE WILL BE REUNITED
ALL WILL BE FORGIVEN
AND WE WILL BE BRAND NEW
AND PLEASE NEVER FORGET
HOW VERY VERY MUCH I LOVE YOU

I CAN'T DO A THING (RVD)

I CAN'T CHANGE YOUR MIND,

I CAN'T CHANGE YOUR HEART.

I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME

OR EVEN WANT TO BE A PART.

I CAN PRAY AND FAST FOR YOU,

AND THAT, INDEED, IS WHAT I INTEND TO DO.

FOR CHRIST IS THE ONLY ONE WHO,

AT THIS POINT,

THAT CAN REACH YOU AND YOUR BROKEN HEART.

HE TOOK OUR PLACE

A YOUNG MAN WAS VISITING THE LITTLE CHURCH
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
HE DECIDED TO SIT UP FRONT,
BUT WAS TOLD BY A FAMILY
THAT HE HAD TAKEN THEIR PLACE IN THE PEW.
THE YOUNG MAN POLITELY STOOD UP, LOOKED AROUND
AND SPOTTED AN EMPTY SPACE.
BUT AS SOON AS HE SAT DOWN AGAIN,
HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS IN SOMEONE ELSE'S PLACE.
THIS YOUNG MAN WAS STILL CHEERFUL,
LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT HE WAS ABOUT TO HEAR,
SO HE DIDN'T MIND BEING ASKED TO MOVE AGAIN,
AND FOUND A PLACE IN THE REAR.
BY THIS TIME, THOUGH,
BLOOD WAS STARTING TO APPEAR
ON THIS STRANGER'S FACE,
DRIPPING SLOWLY DOWN
FROM THE CROWN OF THORNS
THAT HAD QUITE SUDDENLY APPEARED.
NEVERTHELESS, AS HE SETTLED INTO THIS LAST SPACE
IN THIS LITTLE CHURCH ON THE CORNER,
A YOUNG COUPLE STOOD BEFORE HIM AND POLITELY
TOLD THIS BLOODIED STRANGER
THAT HE HAD TAKEN THEIR PLACE TOO.
WHEREBY THIS YOUNG MAN TOLD THEM, "NO, I THINK YOU
HAVE IT BACKWARDS, FOR I HAVE TAKEN YOURS."

PS:  THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL STORY, JUST ORIGINALLY TOLD.

WHY?

HE IS THE KING.
HE HAS TAKEN ON EVERYTHING.
HE SITS AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD.
WE ALL HAVE MADE MISTAKES AND MOVED ON.
BUT ONE SWEET DAY
WE WILL SEE OUR KING FACE TO FACE,
AND IF WE HAVE GIVEN EVERYTHING TO HIM,
WE WILL AND ARE FORGIVEN.
I MYSELF DON'T WISH TO TAKE THAT CHANCE
THAT ALL THE SILLY MISTAKES I'VE MADE
WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT
AND I WILL HAVE TO FIGHT MY OWN FIGHT.
JESUS TOOK IT ALL,
HE TOOK OUR PLACE,
SO WHY GO THROUGH HELL
IF HE'S ALREADY SACRIFICED,
SHED HIS BLOOD,
WASHED US CLEAN,
FORGIVEN US IN ADVANCE.

SARA AGAIN

THE HEARTACHE IS A LITTLE LESS TODAY.
I'M SO GLAD I PUT AWAY
MY PRIDE AND ASKED FOR PRAYER.
I LOVE HER STILL,
ALWAYS WILL,
SHE IS MY LITTLE GIRL.
BUT I CANNOT HAVE HER OVERTAKING MY LIFE,
AS SHE DOES NOT BELONG TO ME,
SHE BELONGS TO MY LORD.

 

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shattered
fractured into smithereens
heartsick
heartsore
how can I ever be me again?
except for the cross,
if not for His blood,
if He had never risen,
if He was not the judge,
I could never imagine going on.

HE HAS RISEN (RVD)

FOR FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS
HE GAVE UP FOOD AND WATER.
HE WAS TEMPTED BY SATAN,
BUT NEVER ONCE GAVE IN.
HE SWEAT BLOOD, AND DIDN'T CRY,
EVEN THOUGH HE WAS DENIED
BY THE ONE WHO HAD PROFESSED
TO BE HIS BEST.
THEY TORE HIM APART,
MADE HIM LOOK INHUMAN,
MOCKED HIM, MADE HIM WEAR A CROWN OF THORNS,
THEN CRUCIFIED HIM,PIERCED HIS SIDE
AFTER FORCING HIM TO CARRY HIS OWN CROSS.
BUT JESUS NOT ONLY FORGAVE IT ALL,
BUT PRAYED FOR THEM.
ONCE HIS SOUL LEFT HIS BODY, 
THE THUNDER ROARED,
THE CURTAIN TORE,
AND HE REACHED DOWN
AND GRABBED THE KEYS TO HELL.
THIS MAY ALL SOUND LIKE SOME MADE UP STORY,
BUT THIS REALLY HAPPENED, 
EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT MAKE SENSE,
BECAUSE WHAT KIND OF GOD
WOULD SEND HIS SON TO DIE LIKE THIS
FOR SUCH A SINNER AS I?